Research starts with PhD students

Chapter 90: A Big Lie to Deceive the Physics Community?
The news report of "Today's Release" attracted a lot of attention and discussion, and soon other media followed suit and reported on it.

"Using mathematics to confirm physical phenomena, this is Zhang Shuo!"

“The presence of a PhD student at the conference is proof that high-energy physics is about to see a major breakthrough!”

"Nobel Prize-winning research confirms mysterious energy loss in particle collisions!"

"..."

Each shocking report made people feel as if Zhang Shuo had made a groundbreaking discovery in the world of physics.

In fact, the research has not been confirmed.

In addition, even if an unknown physical phenomenon is discovered, you will not be able to win the Nobel Prize because the energy loss problem already exists.

If we can determine what the discovery is and study its root cause, we will be very close to winning the Nobel Prize in Physics.

In fact, there are also many popular science articles in the report, but only a few people can read all the content.

Most people just read the news, and the impression in their minds is that Zhang Shuo has completed a major physics research that seems to be related to an unknown physics discovery.

It seems so complicated that I have no idea what the specific physical discovery is.

The academic community pays great attention to Zhang Shuo's research.

After reading the news media reports, many scholars are asking for specific content, because the media reports are at most general explanations and do not contain detailed content.

Soon they learned two key words:

Deviation degree and deviation function.

"If there is no problem with the deviation analysis algorithm, and more experimental analysis results are consistent with the deviation function, it can be confirmed that the energy loss and the problems found by the deviation analysis are the same unknown physical phenomenon, which will have a direct impact on the particle collision process."

This is the conclusion reached by many scholars.

On the way back to China, Yang Haifeng was also talking about the research problem. "If there is no problem with the research, it proves that energy loss does contain some kind of phenomenon."

"That's amazing! It's really amazing! In the future, many people may go in this direction (to conduct research), and the deviation function will be named after you."

"Zhang Shuo deviation function?"

Zhang Shuo said it with a smile, and quickly shook his head, "It doesn't sound good."

Yang Haifeng also laughed and said, "It should be called Zhang's deviation function or Zhang's deviation formula. People in China will follow suit and call it that. We just need to get used to it."

“It’s a function, and it’s also a formula.”

He changed the subject and asked, "I took a rough look at this formula. Although there is no clear proof, it seems that the higher the magnetic field strength, the higher the energy loss and the greater the deviation. Is this correct?"

"Yes."

Zhang Shuo nodded affirmatively.

Yang Haifeng thought about it and said, "So, can we create an environment with an instantaneous temperature of dozens of Tesla to study the influence of deviations in particle collision experiments?"

"From your formula, this magnetic field environment should make the deviation very obvious, right?"

Zhang Shuo hesitated for a moment, then said very seriously, "That's true, but I don't recommend doing this."

"A new study, because of the unknown, has many possibilities, especially when it comes to high-energy physics. Without sufficient basic experimental and theoretical support, it may be very dangerous."

His expression turned serious as he spoke.

The reason for the time travel was because of the explosion. At that time, they were doing an experiment on strong magnetic field interference with atoms. To be precise, they were using strong magnetic fields to interfere with the strong force between quarks.

He hopes to observe clear signs of the connection between the four forces through such experiments.

Finally, there was an explosion.

Zhang Shuo thought about it many times and felt that the problem lies in the imperfection of the theory.

The theory is incomplete, basic experiments are few, and if we jump directly into the unknown high-energy field, accidents may occur.

The unknown also means danger.

Yang Haifeng nodded and praised, "It's right to have a solid foundation before conducting research. You are still so young, but I didn't expect you to be so steady in your experimental ideas."

Zhang Shuoqiang smiled.

He paid the price with his life. What price could be greater than this?
Yang Haifeng didn't know what Zhang Shuo was thinking, so he changed the subject and asked, "Do you have any research plans after you return?"

Zhang Shuo thought for a moment and said, "The Quantum Research Institute part of the project with the Institute of High Energy should be almost completed."

“The short-term plan is to complete my dissertation.”

"Next month, I will attend the Daya Bay Mathematics Conference. I have won the Zhong Jiaqing Mathematics Award, which has been confirmed..."

……

While Zhang Shuo was still on the plane, the School of Science of Soochow University held an administrative meeting on project and scientific research support to discuss on-campus support projects and summarize scientific and technological achievements over the past six months.

The Faculty of Science includes the School of Mathematics, the School of Physics, the School of Chemistry, and the School of Earth Sciences.

Those who came to attend the meeting were all staff from the administrative department.

Vice President Zhang Qiu Sheng chaired the meeting.

The participants from the School of Mathematics were Administrative Director Wang Duoju and Deputy Director Yao Song.

Zhang Qiu Sheng immediately affirmed the work of the School of Mathematics. Over the past six months, the School of Mathematics has produced many outstanding achievements, especially top-notch achievements, which have surpassed all universities in the country.

Two names must be mentioned, one is Zhang Shuo and the other is his mentor Luo Yongjun.

Zhang Qiusheng affirmed the work of the School of Mathematics and praised the administrative director Wang Duoju. He then talked about an on-campus support project, "At least in the School of Mathematics, the school's support project work is very outstanding."

"Everyone knows about Professor Luo Yongjun's project, and everyone must also know about his research, which was published in the Annals of Mathematics. Without talking about the content, just talking about the academic journal in which it was published, its importance and influence can be seen!"

“Doesn’t research like this, coming from a school-supported project, represent the success of our work?”

Everyone in the meeting applauded. Zhang Qiusheng suppressed the applause with a smile, and then changed the subject, "Here, I want to criticize someone. When Professor Luo Yongjun applied for the project, he delayed his approval, and in the end it was me who made the decision to ask for funding support."

"Why would I do this? Just to avoid disappointing the professors at school!"

“It’s only tens of thousands of dollars, why not approve it?”

Zhang Qiu Sheng pursed his lips and chuckled, as if he was the righteous leader who had a keen eye for people.

He did not criticize anyone by name, but everyone looked at Yao Song.

Yao Song lowered his head with a bitter look on his face. He knew this matter better than anyone else. Before Luo Yongjun published his paper, everyone in the school knew why he did not approve the project, even Zhang Qiu Sheng.

Zhang Qiu Sheng was just annoyed by Luo Yongjun, so he called him to ask him to resolve the matter.

The result is that Zhang Qiusheng has a good eye for talent? He hindered the school professors from applying for projects?
Doesn't it make sense?

After Zhang Qiu Sheng finished talking about his heroic deeds of identifying talented people, he began the regular meeting process, allowing administrative representatives from each college to speak and summarize issues such as projects, funding expenditures, and scientific research results over the past six months.

Finally, we talked about the report made by Zhang Shuo and the Agostini team at the ICHEP conference.

Zhang Qiusheng said, "The report has been confirmed to be included in the conference, and the evaluation experts of the conference have given it high praise, including two Nobel Prize winners."

"This research involves the CP group of the Institute of High Energy Physics, but it is not just the CP group of the Institute of High Energy Physics that is affected internationally; all CP groups are affected."

“I personally think that even though the research is not definitive, the school should still give credit to the research.”

Others also had no objection to Zhang Qiu Sheng's opinion.

They also feel that the school should indeed support Zhang Shuo's research and should not adopt an indifferent attitude just because it involves a CP group.

After the meeting made the decision, the official website of Soochow University quickly updated a piece of scientific and technological achievement information:

"Science must dare to question authority - ICHEP research report".

“Scientific research requires bold innovation, courage to think, and courage to question authority.

Many people say this, but not many can actually do it.

Studying hyperon decay to detect baryon CP violation signals is a major discovery in high-energy physics and can help explore the reasons for the formation of the universe.

This major research has been carried out internationally for decades.

The signal conversion technology used in the experiment has been able to clearly detect the CP violation signal of mesons.

Therefore, the same technology is still used in the search for baryon CP destruction signals, and no one has dared to question this technology before.

Zhang Shuo, a researcher at the Institute of Advanced Mathematics of our university, worked with the famous Agostini data team to develop a special algorithm. By analyzing the hyperon decay data, they proved that the baryon CP destruction signal was hidden under the conventional signal. In other words, the signal conversion technology that has been used for decades is ineffective for the baryon seed CP signal.

Their research has been included in the ICHEP conference..."

"This is about bold innovation, the courage to question authority, and breaking authority. Even when faced with technologies that have been used for decades and have proven to be effective, we dare to question them and put them into practice to prove their effectiveness.

This spirit is worth praising and learning..."

……

Zhang Shuo and Yang Haifeng returned to Sudong together.

After returning to the university, he went back to the dormitory to rest.

I originally thought that the dormitory would be relatively quiet, after all, it was already summer vacation, but the vacation seemed to have little impact on doctoral students, and there were still many people in the dormitory.

A group of people immediately surrounded Zhang Shuo when they saw him, chattering non-stop.

Some people talked about Zhang Shuo's performance at the academic conference and praised him as a heroic figure, "He is really a hero, an academic hero."

"Those CP groups all looked like villains, but you fought alone and defeated the villains."

Some talked about the school news, "The school said you are a person who dares to innovate and question authority. The whole article is full of praise."

Some are talking about the news on the Internet, "They said your research has been confirmed and that a new physical phenomenon has been discovered. Is that true?"

Zhang Shuo responded with a few perfunctory words, then went to bed to rest, citing exhaustion as an excuse.

He was indeed tired.

While lying on the bed, he thought carefully and felt that he was no longer suitable to live in the dormitory.

Usually there are a lot of people asking questions, some even asking questions about thesis. It’s okay if someone asks questions occasionally, but many people feel annoyed.

Now that I'm back to rest, the corridor is also in chaos.

"It seems that I still have to move out."

It is best to have your own house when moving out, otherwise, many things will be inconvenient, and the ultimate problem still comes down to one word - money.

If you have money, everything will be easy.

He made a lot of money in the past few months, but after paying taxes, it was still a bit difficult to buy a house in the surrounding area with the remaining money.

"Let's finish the project with the Institute of High Energy Physics as soon as possible, then it will be almost done..."

Zhang Shuo fell asleep while thinking.

When he woke up the next day, he went to the Quantum Research Institute. After meeting Professor Qiu Zhichao, the other party did not talk about the project, but a news topic, "Have you paid attention to international news?"

"Gray Ward from Fermilab was fired. He found a reporter and said something very unkind to you, and it had a great influence."

"What are you talking about?" Zhang Shuo asked curiously.

Qiu Zhichao said, "He said that you and Agostini told a big lie together. You are both geniuses. You used complex algorithmic logic to deceive the physics community."

"Also, you are the leader and Agostini is the helper. It sounds like it's true, and many people believe it..."

"See for yourself!"

(End of this chapter)